Machine for cleaning and polishing tin.



No. 883,098. PATENTED MAR. 24, 1908. B. H. DIVINE.

MACHINE FOR CLEANING AND POLISHING TIN. APPLICATION FILED-TUNE 10,1907.

2 $HEETS-BEEET 1.

Wm/mu" INVENTOIZ M'a- WWE W 9. ,4 )4,- yam 80. 883,098. PATENTED MAR.24, 1808.

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momma FOR CLEANING AND romsume TIN.

APPLIGATION FILED JUIS 10,1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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Fill? HLEELNENG AND ."EQLISHING TIN.

Pmanted March 224, i008.

.llpgglinatinn filed June 31.0, 1.907. Serial Hm KWRAWZ.

.Tb all wiww'i may {rm warn:

Elia iii. la'lllllfi'll that. l, Bimini. mm H. DIVINE, it: the sciimty of Oneida and. State of i, lmve invented certain new mid smsiits in. llilmliiiws for Clean .iiiig Tin; and l do hereby (la- 1 l allowiiig 's ii. full, clirmf, and ermal; descriptioz lliewiil, will" will emililn @llllfllfs skilled in is mil] in W ii; zipper wins to make and. 'iZilG .llHCl'lCfi being;- lmcl t0 the) iLCGOU'LPL-D'Ylllg wings, and t0 the leilzsr's of mini marked. ijliemon which form part oil" axziliczi lisil.

[llm object of my ii'wmti 1 to provide a machine for cl aiming Hill jiolislling tin in the. liiisl st: s of .milmt'burie which is simpli; in sons'truc. 0n, elliuiant in ()flfilzlllOll and as to .ll .11 the t 01 l'l1fli?!l.i. we is l'QHSOIliLlFlG. .l. particular feature 0i his machine is the 11mm provided lei cleaning; the rolls G011 limiously during; the regular upvmticm oi the chine wlmj 'vliy ills rolls .11 its lvspl. slw:1. "siiiil1e most iii-innit csiiilitiiin, slid the weal :iiiul limlll on. the rolls minimized- In the prowess of man 1 aiming: tin. as the tin. comes from the iii. 11g or waiting liatl it is ordinarily pussml 'l'liiougli :2. flu); of palm oil an the l wing lmtl'i, Vfl'lllfill besmezii's Lilli Sui-fame of 'tlw tin. For the. pui'pusc n'l 1'0- moving this palm nil film tin is Sllllji. mil to s. trcatmen i1 of brain ii ll(l li me. or wiliisl; m uil lime, and slimlwiug subjei'iiril to this mutment the fin is adapted ll.) be operated upon by my present ism-ll inc. to ronmve The residue of the palm oil, the lime and ln'iin or sawdust and. $0 polish l'lw surfm'v iii the in SC! t0 malts it a. dosi'i'slile coinmmli' Figure .l slim "."lil'lluill simian of :1 mm chine embodyiii llie mini-0s ml my invention. l igz. i2 an 01ml View of tin: P1211116 with 5mm of branching parts l'llflllflll oil. Fig. 3, is i i Martial side elevation. l ig. 4- is in]. eiilsufgml 7 ss sectional detail 0i Blur roll and rail alias-21111; devices. Fl 5 is an enlarged plan sem onsl detail of lilM me.

Refer? Tl/(l the i'efm'cnce lei indicate the. upper pail ol polisciing mils, 8116i 3 and 4t the lOWC-l. pair of pulishi rolls, all mounted for rotation in the. upright (mil frames 5 and adapted in be driven in the (li' restion imlicaliecl l1 tlisarrows in 1. A pair of fOGlllllgTOllS for the. upper pair 0? ncl ishing rolls are indiba ited. by 6 .ml 7 While :1.

pair 01 feed rolls is lower pair 9.? polls 1- ing rolls are mdma-tsclliy 8 and, 9. These miis (if fseilingg mils axis-pied to be r0- nixed in the (lilGGliOI =i indicated by the arm :vs in Fig. .1. Both the polishing rolls and the feeding mlls are preferably What are. known as cloth mils made of ile layers of cloth. in the main, the feeding 1'0 .ls pmfemhly being quits lIlLLI fl mid firm While the polishing rolls are c0211pmwitivsly soft. For the purpose sf driving tlis 3l.l55lli'l Tolls.- elm mils 1, 2, 3 smcl l: are provided on Elli-1 cuter ends 01'' the shafts :ms fii-activel y Willi. lia ml pulleys 1", i3", 3 and i ouml which is wmvsn' a lid ing bsli. 1Q, wliisli bell also passes mound idle pulleys 1i. and 1?. i0 cl) :1 some "t directions anal. pm. la :lm? ll'liblilttlilling tension. The feed rolls 6, 7, 8 and l provided on the outer ends 0f their lfiSPGfifiiW/G shafts with SPlDllliGij Wheels 6. 7 8 mid. 9", atmuml wliiclii is entwined, ;s slimvn in. Fig. 2, the sprocketclmin 13 which chain passes also smuml the idle Wheel 14- iiliil 611g: C s with a sprocket wheel. iii 15 locaimllmcli of in a pulley l). zmdili'ivon thereby.

ill. will 0s noted that the m'miigemenl; is such. that filmilsml i'ulls me driveri at a reililceil speed from 'lzl'ml. at which the polishing rolls arc driven. In lmnt of the lead. rolls 6 21ml 7 there provided (L chute 16, which faoililiites the iiiii'ocluuliiim oi" the sheets of tin between the said 'fseil rolls. On the 1 opposite side (if the iiimrliine is s chum 17,

\i'liicl i'eceiWs the. sheet of tin. and delivers it to the :leml rolls 5% and 9. i8 is a chute which receives the sheet after being passed tl'irougli the lower sols 0i rolls and delivers it on to warmer 31.9. In connection with the polishing" roll 1 more is provided a. pipe 2.0 wilsptml. in i'vcnivo amnpressed all" from a Sllll-i'llllk' source of supply, and having a. slot 0] SM.) of small m wings adapted to direct s blast of iii? 32mg 1.;ill an the surface of the roll 1. A sl loll sci'cill-slmpsd tube 21 is led, the. outstanding edge of which also pi-0v is lMlilPiIlILl in some L12 class llO'llQll is pmvideil engaging Willi ills cuntact with or I srm 22 and mounted in a fixed nut on the frame.- In connection with the polishing roll 2 is provided a. similar blast pipe 24, dust and dirt removing pipe 25, hanger 26, and adjusting screw 27. In connection with the roll 3 there is provided the blast pipe 28, the dust collecting and removing pipe 29, hanger 3i) and adjusting screw 31. In connection with the roll 4 is provided the blast pipe 32, the collecting pipe 33, the hunger 34 and ed justing screw 35. All these devices are similar to the one used in connection with. roll 1, but somewhat differently mounted.

The provision for connecting the ends of the blast tubes and suction tube 21 is shown in Fig. 5 in connection With the pipes and 33, and may consist of a section of flexible hose 36' and 37 in each instance. For preliminarily removing such loose dirt as may be on the upper surface of the sheet of tin there may be provided at the delivery end of the sheet 16 a blast pipe and s scroll collecting and dirt removing pipe t1, similar to those used in coi'inection with. the rolls but these need not nccess .rily be mounted for adjustment. The feed rolls 8 and 9 are provided with similer'blnst pipes and dust collecting and removing pi to those employed in connection with tie polishing rolls and mounted in hangers and provided with adjusting screws, all in asubstuntially similar manner. it is also apparent that the feed rolls (lend 7 may be sinnlorl y provided with cleaning appliances if desired. The feeding rolls will be edjusted to be r quite heavily on a. sheet of tin while the polishing rolls will be adjusted to bear quite ligh tiy upon the sheet of tin.

In operation sheet of tin inti'cxluced in the chute 1G will by gravity enter the iolls 6 and 7 and be led between the polishing rolls 1 and. 2 In passing c pipes 40 and ll such dirt and foreign matter as may be C9113.- oeratively loosely lying upon the sheet will he disengaged by. the hlust of air end removed by the suction. The feed rolls c and 7 will feed the plate at rciattivcly a slow of speed between the polishing rolls 1 end 2, which running; at s. relot high rate of speed will re c any foreic wetter from 'i 'i .e s 'r d rub and poll 1 the piste. i the sheet 52 through ctr-reed end for end and hi troduced. in feeding; rolls 8 and f). in puss--- ing through the rolls t; and l the portion ol the sheet which was not sullicimtly trout-ed in the upper set of rolls will l'"i(.(l\f( proper treatment in the first instui'u'o in these rolls, mid the lust r-nd ol' the sheet will, of course, act the scans as in. the upper rolls and not be umtcris-lly polished. by the lower set oi. rolls.

scenes After passing the rolls 3 and 4 the sheet Will be delivered into the chute 18 from whence it Will be delivered on the carrier 19 by gravity. The position of the chute 17 may be adjusted by the screw 17 to any desired angle ordinarily determined by the length and flexibility of the sheet.

In machines more or less of this character heretofore employed great trouble has been experienced with the leeding rolls in kcepin" them free from eccurnulatioh of dirt and from becoming solid and matted, and so as to inclliciently perform their duties. The blast of air provided in. this machine acting constantly on the rolls during their operation serves Well to remove any dirt or foreign substance from the rolls before it becomes embedded or matted therein, and the some in connection with the suction tube for removing the dirt and. foreign matter, which particularly well to keep the surface oi the rolls clesn and soft and in suitable condition for their purpose, and maintain the rolls in. true form whereby necessity for excessive pressure is oliiviuted.

it is evident that numerous modifications end changes may be made in and from the construction herein shown. and described Without departing; from the spirit of my in vention and the subject matter of the claims.

What I claim as. w end desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The corn character oser-lbs. 1, having polishing rolls, of a bias pipe arranged. edict-cut to the end l llGVli'lWi with orifices to direct a blast 'entiolly on the rolls, and means iorsdrid pipe with reference to the pe 0 roll, substantially set forth.

r described, having polishing rolls,

of a. blast pipe arranged approxinmte to the roll and provided with orifices to direct a blast on the periphery of the roll, and. a slotted suction pipe arranged tuljucrzsnt to the blast pipe and. adapted to receive and remove the dirt dislodged by the blast, substantially set Forth.

5%. The combination in machine oi the chersc ilcscril l, st pipe r- 11-3 ranged adjacent to th riphery of the roll lasving orniccs adopted to direct blast tengontiully on the periphery of the roll, and e slotted receiving pipe arranged adjacent to the blast pipe and means for adjusting the blsst end receiving pipes towards and from 'icriphcry ot' the'roll, substantially as set Lil. 

